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Quinine sulfate

Infections Antiprotozoal drugs BNF 0504010Y0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Quinine sulfate was ranked 144th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 147,773 items, down 6.0% on a year earlier.

147,773items -6%

Dispensed in April 2026

1,710,376items

Rolling 12 months

£296,333

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Quinine sulfate: national items dispensed by month

0 97k 195k Jan 2021 Oct 2021 Aug 2022 May 2023 Feb 2024 Nov 2024 Apr 2026 147,773 Jan 2021: 187k Feb 2021: 174k Mar 2021: 195k Apr 2021: 187k May 2021: 180k Jun 2021: 192k Jul 2021: 193k Aug 2021: 184k Sep 2021: 192k Oct 2021: 182k Nov 2021: 187k Dec 2021: 194k Jan 2022: 181k Feb 2022: 168k Mar 2022: 189k Apr 2022: 178k Jun 2022: 180k Jul 2022: 180k Aug 2022: 187k Sep 2022: 183k Oct 2022: 179k Nov 2022: 182k Dec 2022: 181k Jan 2023: 177k Feb 2023: 161k Mar 2023: 182k Apr 2023: 164k May 2023: 174k Jun 2023: 180k Jul 2023: 175k Aug 2023: 180k Sep 2023: 174k Oct 2023: 175k Nov 2023: 174k Dec 2023: 169k Jan 2024: 175k Feb 2024: 164k Mar 2024: 162k Apr 2024: 168k May 2024: 171k Jun 2024: 160k Jul 2024: 175k Aug 2024: 168k Sep 2024: 163k Oct 2024: 171k Nov 2024: 162k Dec 2024: 166k Jan 2025: 166k Feb 2025: 148k Mar 2025: 155k Apr 2025: 157k May 2025: 162k Jun 2025: 158k Jul 2025: 168k Aug 2025: 154k Sep 2025: 160k Oct 2025: 163k Nov 2025: 149k Dec 2025: 164k Jan 2026: 154k Feb 2026: 140k Mar 2026: 152k Apr 2026: 148k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antiprotozoal drugs
  • Presentations 4 shown
  • Average cost / item £2.01
  • Year on year Down 6.0% on a year earlier
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Quinine sulfate this month.

Presentations of Quinine sulfate, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Quinine sulfate 200mg tablets 0504010Y0AAAFAF 94,654 £199,031
Quinine sulfate 300mg tablets 0504010Y0AAAHAH 53,087 £95,443
Quinine sulfate 200mg/5ml oral suspension 0504010Y0AABDBD 18 £1,191
Quinine sulfate 300mg/5ml oral suspension 0504010Y0AABCBC 14 £668

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Quinine sulfate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Quinine sulfate volumes.

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Compare Quinine sulfate with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.